News quiz for week ending 8/22/08

Questions

1. Which of the following is the reason the Russian government gave for invading Georgia?a) the Georgian president is negotiating with the U.S. to install a missile-defense system in the Georgian capital of Tbilisib) the Russians do not want Georgia to have an oil pipeline that the Russians have no control overc) Russia claimed that over a thousand Russian citizens were killed by the Georgian army in breakaway South Ossetiad) President Bush was wrong when he said in 2001 that Vladimir Putin is straightforward and trustworthy

2. The Russian-Georgian conflict will probably help Georgia’s bid to join:a) the U.N.b) NATOc) the European Uniond) OPEC

3. What is significant about President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation from office?a) he left peacefullyb) he had just been elected presidentc) he had cooperated closely with America in the fight against international terrorismd) he was voted out of office

4. Who is most likely happy to see President Musharraf depart office?a) the Indian governmentb) the Talibanc) the U.S. governmentd) the Saudi government

5. What is the specific goal of China’s censors during the Olympic games?a) to block all immoral TV shows and movies while there are so many foreigners in the countryb) to hide the corruption of most Chinese officials and the Communist party in generalc) to repress any mention of the recent earthquake’s victimsd) to bury negative stories or remove any reference to links between bad news and the games

6. What was the Ministry of Propaganda’s intent for distributing the 21 edicts to news editors across China?a) to make suggestions on how to provide the most in-depth coverage of the Olympic gamesb) to ensure that during interviews with the athletes, Chinese journalists were politec) to instruct the Chinese media on how to report news during the Olympicsd) to make the foreign news media believe that Communism works

7. How long has the U.S. moratorium on new offshore drilling been in effect?a) for 6 yearsb) for 26 yearsc) for 50 yearsd) for 1 year

8. Which presidential candidate called on the government to end the moratorium on new offshore drilling?a) Senator John McCainb) Senator Al Gorec) Senator Barack Obamad) Senator Hillary Clinton

9. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, the Communist Chinese government has a) detained an unknown number of reportersb) arrested many protesters c) restricted freedom of speech more than usuald) all of the above

10. In defense of choosing China to host the Olympics despite their dismal human rights record, the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge assured reporters in July by saying:a) “China’s president has personally promised me in writing that they will allow the free flow of information during the Olympics”b) “there are no human rights violations in China”c) “For the first time, foreign media will be able to report freely and publish their work freely in China” d) “the Chinese government already allows freedom of speech and assembly, religion and freedom of the press”